Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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10 Women Who Overcame Their PastThis book contains the stories of ten women whose circumstances and choices led them to a place that seemed far removed from the fruitful, joy-filled life we are called to live in Christ. But each of their stories is a testament to the work...
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Food For ThoughtShort stories and reminiscences from 11 of the 32 countries in which the author worked in public health in a career which lasted more than 50 years. Besides work and personalities, challenges, solutions, food and fishing experiences are described. Lessons can be surmised. Countries...
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Stands Before His People: Enmegahbowh and the OjibweDiscover the life and legacy of Enmegahbowh, the first Ojibwe Episcopalian priest in the United States who, during the turbulent frontier days of the 1800s, worked for peace, opportunity, and cooperation among peoples.Enmegahbowh was an extraordinary American. He spoke both Ojibwe and English, lived...
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Balance: A Story of Faith, Family, and Life on the LineNik Wallenda, King of the High Wire, doesn't know fear. As a seventh generation of the legendary Wallenda family, he grew up performing, entertaining, and pushing the boundaries of gravity and balance. When Nik was four years old, he watched a video from 1978...
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Death by Atrocious AnimalsWelcome to the disaster zone where we can learn all about atrocious animal deaths. We'll see how the father of tragedy was killed by a tragic turtle, a gutsy soldier experienced death by elephant, and a king died from a monkey bite. There's no...
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Death by Awful AccidentsWelcome to the disaster zone where awful accidents kill people around the world. Follow along to see how a famous stuntman met his end at the hands (peel) of an orange, a harsh Greek lawmaker was killed by cloaks, and a groundbreaking balloonist died...
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Black History Leaders: Athletes: LeBron James, Jackie Robinson, Russell Wilson and Tiger WoodsJackie Robinson, Lebron James, Tiger Woods, Russell Wilson have all held the title of "greatest player of all-time" in their respective sports. How did they get there? And what influence have they had on our culture?The first African-American to play major league baseball, Jackie...
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Ike's Mystery Man: The Secret Lives of Robert CutlerThe Cold War, The Lavender Scare, and the Untold Story of Eisenhower's First National Security Advisor. President Eisenhower's National Security Advisor Robert Bobby Cutler -- working alongside Ike and also the Dulles brothers at the CIA and State Department -- shaped US Cold War...
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Ignaz Semmelweis and the Vienna School of MedicineBased on newly available documents and others translated for the first time, physician Nicholas Kadar sheds important new light on the thinking of the celebrated Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) at the Vienna School of Medicine, where he discovered the cause and prophylaxis of...
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The Ghost Marriage: A MemoirAt thirty-one, Kirsten has just returned to San Francisco from a bohemian year in Rome, ready to pursue a serious career as a writer and eventually, she hopes, marriage and family. When she meets Steve Beckwith, a handsome and successful attorney, she begins to...
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Shooting Out the Lights: A MemoirKim Fairley was twenty-four when she fell in love with and married a man who was fifty-seven. Something about Vern--his quirkiness, his humor, his devilish smile--made her feel an immediate connection with him. She quickly became pregnant, but instead of the idyllic interlude she'd...
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The Art of Symeon ShiminWe are proud to announce that The Art of Symeon Shimin has been awarded: ★The Independent Press Awards named The Art of Symeon Shimin the Distinguished Favorite for Fine Arts, 2020. ★Winner of 2020 NYC Big Book Award in Arts and Entertainment ★Winner of...
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No Girls Allowed: Tales of Daring Women Dressed as Men for Love, Freedom and AdventureA female pharaoh? A woman general in the Kahn's army? A female Viking raider? No way, you say? Look again. Appearances can be deceiving ... Based on legends, poems, letters and first-hand accounts, these seven biographical tales tell of women who disguised themselves as...
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Backbone: An Inspirational Manual for Coping with Chronic PainAn Inspirational, Powerful, and Funny Manual for Coping and Living with Devastating Pain For two decades, Karen Duffy--New York Times bestselling author, former MTV VJ, Revlon model, and actress--has managed to live an enriching life despite living in a state of constant pain. Duffy...
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Fame: One Direction OmnibusThe biggest super team since the X-Men comes the white hot music sensation One Direction For the 1st time, the two sold out issues of the Fame One Direction join forces in one giant-sized graphic novel. See what One Direction is a British-Irish boy...
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Full Moon Stages: Personal Notes from 50 Years of the Living TheatreAs cofounder of the internationally-known, highly-controversial radical political troupe, The Living Theater, author Judith Malina is one of the leading female countercultural figures of the 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. in FULL MOON STAGES: PERSONAL NOTES FROM 50 YEARS OF THE LIVING THEATRE, she...
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From Cradle to Grave: Journey of the Louisiana Orphan Train RidersWhat do three nuns, two mayors, a Baptist preacher, and the founder of a car dealership all have in common? They all rode an orphan train from New York City to Louisiana as small children What is an orphan train? Who determined its passenger...
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The Great Medieval Heretics: Five Centuries of Religious DissentReplete with terror, passion, and hope, this gripping narrative history explores the intricate mysteries of medieval Europe through the lives of the great heretics whose beliefs and practices challenged the teachings of an all-powerful church. Five centuries of social and spiritual turmoil are covered...
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Playing the White Man's GamesPlaying the White Man's Games tells the extraordinary tales of Native American athletes who overcame tremendous obstacles to dominate the NFL, CFL, PGA, Olympic Games, NHL and professional wrestling. From ABC's "Athlete of the Century" Jim Thorpe, whose track and field career began when...
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Pink MoonPink Moon - A Story about Nick Drake Originally written in Danish in 1980, Pink Moon was the first biography of Nick Drake, and remains the only one to include exclusive interviews with the singer's parents, Rodney and Molly Drake. In this new, significantly...
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